New animal medicine adverse event reporting service launching May 2026
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is pleased to announce it will soon be launching a new digital service for reporting adverse events associated with animal medicines. The service will go live on 20 May 2026 and will replace the previous reporting tool. What this will mean for you From 20 May 2026, veterinary professionals, Suitably Qualified Persons […]
Civil Service Pension Recovery Plan Updates
Updates to this page Published 9 February 2026 Last updated 8 April 2026 + show all updates 8 April 2026 Added the document: Civil Service Pension Recovery Plan Update – 8 April 2026 30 March 2026 Added the document: Civil Service Pension Recovery Plan Update – 30 March 2026 16 March 2026 Added the document: […]
Government launches new national Legal Advisors service for rape victims and expands Operation Soteria into the courtroom
Operation Soteria to be delivered in courtrooms, ensuring rape cases focus on suspects not victims. New national Independent Legal Advisor service for rape victims to be launched later this year, fulfilling manifesto commitment. New data shows structural reforms to leave Crown Court backlog 84,000 cases lower in 2035, compared to investment and efficiencies alone. Part […]
Health service to save millions with boost to electrify NHS fleet
£4 million boost to NHS chargepoint scheme to help modernise the health service and save millions in fuel costs brings combined investment from the Department for Transport and Department for Health to £22 million to electrify the UK’s second largest fleet and clean up 460 million journey miles a year comes as new figures show […]
Enforcement appeals coming to the Appeal a planning decision service
Appellants and planning agents can soon submit enforcement appeals through the Planning Inspectorate's new digital service. Source link
Expert teams to scruitinise public service inefficiencies and waste
Healthcare, homelessness and youth provision to go under microscope. Processes that that duplicate work and spending to be reformed by Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Reforms to build on billions of pounds of efficiencies and savings already found. Wasteful duplication in government will be rooted out under a new programme of sweeping reviews into how services are funded. Reviews, drawing in expertise from across the public and private sector, will be launched into […]
Healthcare innovator appointed to Health Data Research Service
· Dr Melanie Ivarsson appointed as CEO of the HDRS to accelerate medical breakthroughs · Service will slash red tape to improve access to health data for approved researchers · HDRS could set the UK on a path to cure diseases like cancer, dementia and arthritis quicker An industry innovator has been appointed to lead […]
New Chief Executive of the Insolvency Service appointed
Duncan Beach will move to the government agency from HSBC He brings more than 20 years of strategic leadership experience Will take up new position on January 5, 2026 The Insolvency Service has announced that its new Chief Executive will be Duncan Beach, who was previously Managing Director, Global Head of Risk & Compliance Transformation at HSBC. Moving […]
Insolvency Service welcomes Budget funding to help tackle rogue directors
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced funding boost for the Insolvency Service The government will invest £25 million over the next five years to enable the Insolvency Service to disqualify more rogue company directors The Insolvency Service has welcomed news in the Budget that the agency will receive an extra £25 million over the next five years to help it tackle rogue […]
Visionary leader appointed for Health Data Research Service
Baroness Nicola Blackwood appointed as Chair of the Health Data Research Service (HDRS) to accelerate medical breakthroughs Red tape slashed as service streamlines NHS data access for approved researchers HDRS will draw on the individual strengths of all four nations across the UK Patients across the UK will benefit from lifesaving treatments faster, thanks to […]